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21-27 February 2019 Dear all! What do you want in a child? grades? moral character? From a teacher's point of view, both, but I think the cultivation of moral character should take precedence over the good results. If we just blindly focus on children to imbibe knowledge, do tests, rather than learn character development, then what is the function of education? I still remember when I was in middle school, I always paid attention to the school calendar. Because it enables me to understand the school's activity, the school start date and the holiday date, so that I can report on the first day of school, travel on the first day of the holiday, and try to participate in campus activities. Every time my parents would tell me where to travel to during the holiday, but they would never let us go abroad a week earlier or return to the school a week later. The purpose is to cultivate our sense of responsibility. Every year, I participated in the same co-curricular activities, namely calligraphy and the student council. Even if I took other courses outside the school, I would still participate in the co-curricular activities of the school. They made me understand that learning the same skills must be consistent. Learn to balance your emotion and action (学静兼学动）, in order to maintain the joy of learning. If we really want to develop children's moral character, we cannot rely on school alone. We must know that the earliest education of a child is learned from home. As an example, a teacher teaches students that it is a right behavior to wash the water bottle by ourselves. But one student said, “I get the maid/nanny to wash it.” The reason is that the parents are worried that he/she can't wash it well, so the children give the water bottle to the maid/nanny. The child loses an opportunity to learn about responsibility. If the child learns to wash the water bottle, there are beautiful moments that one can share with the child from washing the bottle. The experience is memorable and unique. I know of a real life example of the daughter of a neighbor's aunt who had never done any housework, just because her parents thought she studied very hard, and her grades were excellent. Once her mother asked her to help sweep the floor because there was no maid, she replied, my hands are for reading and writing and not to do these trivial things. What do you think of her response? The education at home and school should be done interchangeably so as to inculcate moral values, as well as improve grades. To end, I leave this thought for us to reflect: Do we protect our children too much at the expense of learning? Ong Chwee Geok Dean for Character Development & Student Affairs >> SCHOOL CALENDAR (FEBRUARY) 18-22 : Be Yourself Week 23 : IMFEST Swimming Competition NHJS Fairgrounds 26 : Year 12 Physics Fieldtrip to RS. PIK 27 : Year 11 Fieldtrip to Museum MACAN and Nasional Galeri Indonesia 26-1 Mar: Year 12 Ujian Try Out >> NHJS 3 rd “Chun Sun” Chinese Writing Competition
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21-27 February 2019
Dear all! What do you want in a child? grades? moral character? From a teacher's point of view, both, but I think the cultivation of moral character should take precedence over the good results. If we just blindly focus on children to imbibe knowledge, do tests, rather than learn character development, then what is the function of education? I still remember when I was in middle school, I always paid attention to the school calendar. Because it enables me to understand the school's activity, the school start date and the holiday date, so that I can report on the first day of school, travel on the first day of the holiday, and try to participate in campus activities. Every time my parents would tell me where to travel to during the holiday, but they would never let us go abroad a week earlier or return to the school a week later. The purpose is to cultivate our sense of responsibility. Every year, I participated in the same co-curricular activities, namely calligraphy and the student council. Even if I took other courses outside the school, I would still participate in the co-curricular activities of the school. They made me understand that learning the same skills must be consistent. Learn to balance your emotion and action
(学静兼学动）, in order to maintain the joy of learning. If we really want to develop children's moral character, we cannot rely on school alone. We must know that the earliest education of a child is learned from home. As an example, a teacher teaches students that it is a right behavior to wash the water bottle by ourselves. But one student said, “I get the maid/nanny to wash it.” The reason is that the parents are worried that he/she can't wash it well, so the children give the water bottle to the maid/nanny. The child loses an opportunity to learn about responsibility. If the child learns to wash the water bottle, there are beautiful moments that one can share with the child from washing the bottle. The experience is memorable and unique. I know of a real life example of the daughter of a neighbor's aunt who had never done any housework, just because her parents thought she studied very hard, and her grades were excellent. Once her mother asked her to help sweep the floor because there was no maid, she replied, my hands are for reading and writing and not to do these trivial things. What do you think of her response?
The education at home and school should be done interchangeably so as to inculcate moral values, as well as improve grades. To end, I leave this thought for us to reflect: Do we protect our children too much at the expense of learning? Ong Chwee Geok Dean for Character Development & Student Affairs
>> SCHOOL CALENDAR (FEBRUARY) 18-22 : Be Yourself Week 23 : IMFEST Swimming Competition
NHJS Fairgrounds 26 : Year 12 Physics Fieldtrip to RS. PIK 27 : Year 11 Fieldtrip to Museum MACAN and
Nasional Galeri Indonesia 26-1 Mar: Year 12 Ujian Try Out
>> NHJS 3rd “Chun Sun” Chinese Writing Competition
>> Be Yourself Week Greetings! Be Yourself Week will be conducted from the 18th-22nd February 2019. Throughout the week, we strongly hope to promote school spirit and individual expressions. Students will be wearing an array of clothing with a theme assigned for each day of the week.
Day 1: “YOU” Day (Primary) & Viral Day (Sec-JC)
Day 2: PAJAMAS Day
Day 3: FANDOM Day
>> Updates Regarding IPW Year 7 and Year 9 Please be informed that, IPW secondary will carry on for two more weeks; 11 February and 18 February 2019 as per the usual timings 2.15 pm to 3.15 pm on Monday. Students will have post judging conference/ discussions as well as reflection with their IPW mentors. Starting from 25 February 2019 onwards students will be dismissed at 2.15 pm unless they are called in for tutorials or remedial lessons by teachers. For Year 9 Biology class on Monday, it will be moved in from 3.15 pm to 2.15 pm, followed by Bimbel at 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm (only for those who have enrolled in the programme)
>> NHJS Commencement and Graduation Ceremony Please be informed below schedule:
- 27 April 2019: Y10 Commencement & Y12 Graduation Ceremony .
- 29 May 2019: Y6 Commencement Ceremony Detailed information will be sent later in parent letter.
>> Fairgrounds 2019 This year, the Student Council is bringing to you the most anticipated event of the year, Fairgrounds!
For more information, do not hesitate to contact: Kathleen Humato (Committee Head) [email protected] Jasmine Kurniawan (Vice Chairperson of Marketing) [email protected] Kindly refer to the parent letter for more details.
>> National Exam Schedules The schedule of National Exam for Year 6, Year 9 and Year 12 for your reference. Please see the detail of each schedule based on level: Year 6 : - Ujian Try Out : 1 - 3 April 2019 (TBC) - Ujian Sekolah : 8 - 9 April 2019 (TBC) - Ujian Nasional : 22, 23, 24 April 2019
Year 9 : - Ujian Try Out : 18, 19, 20, 21 February 2019
- Ujian Sekolah : 12 April 2019 - Ujian Nasional : 22, 23, 24, 25 April 2019 Year 12 : - Ujian Try Out : 26, 27, 28 February and 1 March 2019
- Ujian Sekolah : 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21 March 2019 - Ujian Nasional : 1, 2, 4, 8 April 2019
>> Protected Reading Program Year 9 students have had one more chance to talk to their peers from Kazakhstan via Skype in the framework of our Protected Reading Time program. We discussed the importance of reading, described our favourite books and talked about the differences in school education in Indonesia and Kazakhstan. Most importantly, the students realized that there are more similarities between us than differences. Looking forward to many more exciting international projects in our English classroom!
>> Year 3 Service Learning Programme We would like to inform you that the Year 3 service learning programme will be held during Term 3. This programme will be a great experience for your child to learn to :
- spread happiness and kindness. - continuously do good deeds in their daily life.
- understand that small acts count and contributes to their ability to have care and compassion for others.
There will be two fundraising projects during Term 3 to support Year 3 service learning. The projects are as follows:
1. Book, Clothes and Toy Drive (1-8 March 2019) 2. Piggy Bank Project (8 March 2019)
For more information, please contact: Ms. Kunthi ([email protected])
>> LEO Club Jakarta Sutera Falcon To our Piagetian family, LEO Club Jakarta Sutera Falcon invites all of you, your friends and family, to our annual Garage Sale event happening on March 23rd. Our Garage Sale event will be held from 1PM to 3PM at the NationalHigh Basketball court. Here, we will be selling donated goods that are still in good condition to anyone who comes. Should anyone like to donate any items, kindly find the steps to donate below: 1. Place the item(s) in a bag or sealed cardboard box 2. Write “Victoria Narmada JC2” onto the sides of the box/bag with a description of the item on one side. 3. Contact Victoria at (085287683636) or Samantha (081289998886) to inform us that you will send a good. Kindly include a brief description of the item you have donated. 4. Drop it at the receptionist under Victoria Narmada (JC2) ’s name **We will start accepting collections from 10 March to 21 March. Please do note that we only accept used items still in good condition items include:
Toys
Storybooks
Textbooks
Clothes
Notebooks
Boardgames
Accessories We hope to receive all your support and see you at the event! For any further inquiries, kindly contact: Victoria Narmada [email protected] or Samantha Hartono [email protected]
>>Year 6 Immersion (24-30 March 2019) We are committed to your child’s/ward’s success and have specially planned the PIAGET Academy Year 6 Immersion Programme, in partnership with Naval Base Primary School (NBPS), Palm View Primary School (PVPS), Rosyth School (Rosyth), Lian Hua Primary School and Pei Ying Primary School to facilitate your child’s/ward’s final lap towards preparation for the iPSLE. For further information please contact: Ms. Chie Sipin-Bjarenas [email protected] Kindly refer to the parent letter for more details.
>> International Model United Nations Conference 2019 Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is an event in which students roleplay delegates to the United Nations and simulate UN committees. Participants will resolve real issues and conflicts while at the same time, defend their assigned country’s interests. This MUN is for students in Years 8 to 12.
a. SIS PIK (01 February 2019)
Our NHJS students participated in the MUN conference in SIS PIK. Three of our delegates were recognized as Honorable Mentions and one achieved as the Best Delegates, they are: 1. Calysta Ningtyas Harmawan (Y9G) –
Honorable Mention in UNHRC committee. 2. Jasmine Ivanna Kurniawan (Y8I) –
Honorable Mention in WHO committee 3. Ashley Audilia Oetomo (Y8A) – Honorable
Mention in UNHRC committee 4. Nadine Kei Inara (Y8I) - Best Delegates in
WHO committee
b. NHJS:
Kindly refer to the parent letter for more details
>> Business Case Competition
Congratulations for our Year 11 students for being chosen as one of the top 4 teams for this year’s Business Case Competition. They are:
1. Anastasia Krystabelle (Y11P) 2. Kenneth Liyanto (Y11P) 3. Patrick Widjaja (Y11P) 4. Wesley Koe (Y11P)
For further information please email Mr. Klaus Weber (teacher in charge) [email protected]
>> Year 2 Service Learning A fundraising project, “Big Love Mission” carried out from Monday, 11 February 2019 to Friday, 29 March 2019. We inspire our students to do a good deed by donating part of their own money every day into the piggy bank that will be made from used milk boxes or pringles cans during mentor time. If you need clarification, please feel free to ask your respective Year 2 Mentors. Kindly refer to the parent letter for more details.
>> Raffles Programme Scholarship The school has partnered two top Singapore schools (Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls School) to offer the Raffles Programme Scholarship to select students. The first batch of test for the scholarship will take place in 25-28 April 2019. Successful candidates will be granted full scholarship in RI/RGS for four years in Singapore. This scholarship is open to present Year 8 students. Parents and students interested, can inform the school through the Dean (Sec/JC). Thank you.
>> Parent Briefing for WSC Regional and Global Round We would like to inform you that we have begun the training and preparation for the upcoming regional round which will be held at SPK PENABUR Kelapa Gading on 4-5 May 2019. Please be informed that should your child/ward leave the school, they will not be able to join the Tournament of Champions with their NH Team. In line with this, we would like to invite parents/guardians to join the briefing with the coaches. The briefing will be on 19 February, 3:15 PM in the auditorium. Kindly refer to the parent letter for details.
>> Year 6 Learning Service We would like to inform you that Year 6 service learning programme will be held in Term 4 Week 1. There will be two fundraising projects in Term 3 to support Year 6 service learning as follows:
1. Class Piggy Bank Project We encourage students to continuously accumulate the good deed by donating their own money every day into the class piggy bank. We will prepare a box as a class piggy bank. 2. Fairgrounds Students are encouraged to help Yayasan Wisma Cheshire’s booth by selling their handcrafts in NHJS Fairground on 23 February 2019. If you have questions and/or need clarification, please feel free to email Ms Margaretha: [email protected] or your respective Year 6 Mentors. Kindly refer to parent letter for more details.
>>Year 7 Fieldtrip to Monas Museum and Museum Nasional (20 February 2019)
>> Year 11 Fieldtrip NationalHigh Jakarta School will be conducting a field trip for Year 11 students to Museum MACAN and Nasional Galeri Indonesia. Date : Wednesday, 27 February 2019 Reporting Time : 7:00 a.m. (Respective Classroom) Departure Time : 7:30 a.m. Venue : Museum MACAN and Nasional Galeri Indonesia. Attire : PE T-shirt and long jeans (blue or black)
>> Year 7 Australia Education and Cultural Immersion Expedition 2019 (Cairns/Townsville, Queensland, Australia) NationalHigh Jakarta School is committed to nurturing future ready students with a global outlook. In this regard, we have forged strategic partnership with an Australian school, The Cathedral School, situated at Queensland, Australia, to enable our students to experience the best of a western education with a strong academic and outdoor curriculum which provides our students a platform to build a wide range of life skills and values. With this partnership, our students will be immersed into various activities ranging from living in the boarding house of The Cathedral School, learning Australian history and Aboriginal heritage and learning some further life skills. The activities will last for two weeks and it will give our students a chance to experience life as "a local" as they will be immersed and quickly adopt a new way of life and gain a wealth of new experiences, both in the boarding house, the school immersion, as well as the cultural and outdoor programmes. Date: 22 June – 3 or 4 July 2019 (To be confirmed) Participants: Current Year 7 students – 7/8 girls or 7/8 boys (Total of 15 participants) Note: It must be emphasized that participants must know how to swim.
This selection process will be done between Week 7 and Week 8, not later than Friday, 1 March 2019.
For further enquiries, please contact: Dexter Canicula [email protected] Please indicate your interest below, complete the registration form and return it to the school by Friday, 22 February 2019.
>>IMFEST Swimming Competition 2019 We would like to inform you that your child/ward who is a member of the NHJS swimming competitive team, will have competition at IMFEST 2019. The details are as follows: Day and Date : Saturday, 23 February 2019 Reporting Time : 07.30 AM Dismissal Time : Estimated time by 01.00 PM Meeting Point : SMPIT Insan Mandiri Cibubur, Cibubur residence.
Jalan Masjid Silaturahim No. 36, RT. 02/04 Kalimanggis, Kel. Jatikarya, Kec. Jatisampurna, Kota Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. For further inquiries, please contact: Coach Fadlan ([email protected]) Kindly refer to the parent letter for more details.
>> University Visits University of Warwick talk with Y10G and Y11.
>> Year 12 Physics Fieldtrip We believe learning is not only in the four walls of our classroom. It can be acquired beyond the classroom, outside the school where each student can extend their learning and enjoy it through different approaches. The Science Department is organising a Physics field trip for Year 12 Physics students to the Radiology department of Rumah Sakit PIK on Tuesday, 26 February 2019. Day and date : Tuesday, 26 February 2019 Departure time: 12:15 pm Venue: PIK Hospital, Jl. Pantai Indah Utara 3, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta Estimated time of arrival in school : 5:00 pm Attire: Complete school uniform with ID Kindly refer to the parent letter for details.
>> AY 2018-2019 End of Year Review (EYR) for Year 10 and Year 12 Please be informed that EYR Schedule have been issued. EYR schedule will be from 25th March to 12th April 2019. Kindly refer to the parent letter for de tails. For any enquiries, please contact: EYR General Matters: Mr. Michael Angelo ([email protected]) Mr. Jorge Alcantara ([email protected]) Chinese Speaking Test: Mr. Chen Qiang Min ([email protected])
>> Year 4 Fieldtrip to TMII (11.02.2019) On Monday 11th February there was a Year Four Field trip to Taman Mini. It began with a lecture, about Sir Isaac Newton, regarding energy and movement. Then the students made a periscope, with the aid of instructors from the Taman Mini centre. In groups, they were shown how to cut the card and glue it in the correct places to make their own periscope. Following that, the students went to a hall of mirrors and personally experienced the amazing effects of reflection. One of the most exciting parts was the small plastic rocket, which when partly filled with water, shot up towards the sky with the aid of the water propulsion. This was an instructive scientific event in which the students could watch and learn. Next followed the opportunity for all the students to have a hands-on experience of scientific machines and games, which was learning by participating. In another lecture hall, they watched the surprising aspects of balloons that remain intact when still under pressure. A good and instructive time was had by all.
>> POP Quiz Science (Term 3 Week 7) Y1-Y2:
Y3-Y4 :
Y5-Y6 :
Y7-Y8 :
Y9-Y10 :
Y11-Y12 :
>> POP Quiz Bahasa Indonesia/PKn/IPS Winners
Congratulations! Y1-Y2 : Megan Tjandra (P2I) Y3-Y4 : Karan Pradhi Singh (P3I) Y5-Y6 : Laura R. Yang (P6A) Y7-Y8 : Rainier Wei Su Hui (S2I) Y9-Y10 : Regina Marcia Darwis (S4E) Y11-Y12 : Angie Alicia Jayadinata (JC1P)
>> SASMO 2019 COMPETITION This is an open invitation to all students from Year 2 to Year 10 who are interested in participating in the annual Singapore and Asian Schools Maths Olympiad (SASMO) 2019, Asia's very popular mathematics competition. DATE OF COMPETITION : 06 April 2019 DEADLINE of PAYMENT : 01 March 2019 PAYMENT : Rp 200.000 /participant Complete an application form and submit to your Math Teacher attached with proof of payment. For more information regarding SASMO, you may visit this website: http://sasmo.id.
>> Interdisciplinary Project Work (IPW) - 28-31.01.2019
>> Eco-Drive (Project for Prefectorial Board)
>> Invitation for Japan International Science and Mathematics Olympiads 2019 Greetings! We would like to invite your child/ward to represent our school in the Japan International Science and Mathematics Olympiads (JISMO – Science competition ONLY), which will be held on 30 March 2019. Registration for the Olympiads is open to students from Year 2 to Year 5. The objective of the competition is to provide a platform for students to develop their aptitude in Science through critical thinking. The participation of qualified school representatives will only be confirmed when full payment of competition registration fee is made to NHJS finance department by February 22, 2019. If your child is selected to join the competition, the training sessions will be held as follows.
Should you have further queries regarding the competition, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected]
>> 2019 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION
Kindly refer to the parent letter for more details.
>> Junior Soccer Singapore League (JSSL) 2019, Singapore Please be reminded that JSSL will be on 19-21 April 2019. With this team, we plan to participate in the Junior Soccer Singapore League (JSSL) 2019 in Singapore ([email protected] ). This will be a fantastic platform for our students to pitch their skills against an international host of students. It will also be an opportunity for our students to grow in character by competing on an international platform. The itinerary is as follows:
Kindly refer to the parent letter for more details.
>> Early Bird Discount of Tuition Fee Please be informed and note timeline of early bird discount:
- 15% for payment by/before 1 March 2019 - 10% for payment by/before 16 March 2019 - 5% for payment by/before 2 April 2019
SCHOOL BANK ACCOUNTS Payment to be made by Bank Transfer to either one of the following accounts: YAYASAN NASIONAL CENDEKIA BANGSA JAKARTA - PANIN BANK Intercon Megah Taman Kebon Jeruk | AC No. 154 500 3777 - BCA Intercon Megah Taman Kebon Jeruk | AC No. 625 0722 999 Virtual Account will be given to a new student who has submitted registration form and paid registration fee. Please add the student's name and grade level on the transfer slip and email to us. EMAILS School : [email protected] Admission: [email protected] [email protected] Finance : [email protected]
GROW CORNER
>> Habitat Leadership Academy On Valentines Day, the 14th of February, Four of our Year 11 students participated in four-days Habitat Leadership Academy (HLA). We are proud to announce our newly minted and certified Leadership Trainers: Patrick Widjaja, Jeremy Isman, Angelique Jayadinata, and Matthew Abner Mardjuki.
>> University Visits On Friday, February 8th 2019, University of Alabama and University of Minnesota paid a visit to National High. Students from Year 10 and 11 had an informative and interactive session with both universities representatives.
Re: NationalHigh Jakarta School Highlights
Dear all, Our PIAGET vision is to create a better world through education and as a school we are committed to nurturing good sons and daughters who are lifelong learners, active citizens and are grounded in values. To this end, each year we review and map out our direction to achieve our dreams for every child. We like to reiterate some of the key initiatives in NationalHigh Jakarta School (NHJS).
1. PIAGET 12 Years Education Journey (P12YEJ) PIAGET Academy has envisioned our graduates not to be followers of trends but be the trend setters. We like them to explore and create future employment. Under the P12YEJ framework, there are milestone programmes that will impact the students’ growth. These programmes are designed with the specific age groups and the learning outcomes are articulated and enforced. For example, we gradually enable the students’ confidence through a series of learning journeys from Years 4 to 6 to build their sense of confidence, responsibility, teamwork, problem solving skills and independence. This is in addition to using these journeys to inculcate school values. Even at the young stage of a Years 1 to 3, have a milestone programme designed to improve their basic personal effectiveness and confidence. For example, we have signature programmes that meet the P12YEJ framework such as the Coming of Age Programme which is a 25 days immersion and learning programme for our Year 8 students. The parents of the participants who had completed this programme noted its great impact on the habits and values of the participants. Being away from the creature comfort of home, the Secondary two participants were forced to learn to be personally accountable, to work in teams and to take care of each other.
In addition, the Meaning and Purpose Programme for Year 11 in Bhutan enabled the participants to seek out what is truly important as their personal mission. This is targeted just prior to the marticulation of our students to the university and having the clarity of purpose and
being anchored in values that will set them on the path for personal success. Please note that the participation at milestone programmes is one critical consideration in our selection of students to take key student leadership positions. A full explanation of the P12YEJ may be found on our school website.
2. Values and Spirituality
NHJS offers religion classes for Christianity, Catholicism, Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism classes for all our students. This is in line with the national curriculum and also expanded to ensure lessons are customised to the learning needs of all students. The curriculum are taught in class and there is also Youth Ministry and Chapel sessions catering to all our Christian and Catholic students. These two initiatives were championed by the students two years ago and has gained traction in attendance and parental participation. The school also has mentor lessons for class mentors to transmit values and address issues raised by the students. This takes place after the Monday Mass Assembly which is the platform for celebrating student efforts and successes as well as a key platform for the local principals to emphasize on the Indonesian values, cultures and stories. Of late, Indonesian songs are also taught to the students to help them learn Indonesian values. The Pancasila is shared and the students’ understanding deepened by staff sharing.
3. Student Leadership Platforms
Other than the traditional leadership platforms of Prefectorial Board and Student Council, the school has also initiated the Sustainable High initiative for students to take on leadership in social enterprise. We have also started Student-initiated clubs and movements. Three student-initiated clubs, namely Ignite and Inspire Club, Student-led Newspaper, and Art Club were inaugurated this term by the students and will continue to grow. We have also supported the first Model United Nations in our school which was also initiated
by students. The proposal was to enable the other national schools to participate in the programme which has enabled better student exposure to international issues and to engender interest to follow up with actionable initiatives to address world issues. In 2020, we will likely see a student scripted musical which is currently underwork by a group of passionate Year 10 students, mentored by our Music Teacher. We believe students learn best by doing. We encourage them to take on the responsibilities to propose measures to improve the school tone and well-being of the students.
4. External Competitions The school noted that some of our students are representing our school in external sports competitions and are trained externally. To further grow the pool of sports talents, the school will initiate competitive sports teams, starting with Swimming, Tennis, Basketball and Soccer. The key focus is to leverage on sports to teach values. Players and members of these teams are expected to be role models and be in their best behaviour in and out of their sports. The school has also expanded students’ involvement in non-sports competition. To date, we had received many accolades for participation in Mathematics-related, Science-related and Debate competitions. We have also participated in the Harvard Model Congress (Asia) in Singapore and hopes to consistently expose as many of our students to competition as possible.
Our students in Year 11 and 12 participated in the inaugural SUSS-PIAGET Impact Challenge which was a business proposal competition focused on social enterprise. This programme which was co-organised with Singapore University for Social Sciences is a credit bearing programme and it saw the participation of teams from Pancasila University, i3L and Singapore National Academy. We had a panel of judges hailing from successful Indonesian start-ups and businesses. This will be an annual event to be hosted in NH.
5. Revisiting and Reinforcing Manners and Courtesy The school’s culture can be sensed by what goes on during daily classroom routines. We will continue to expect our students to greet others, including visitors and their peers. We will be looking into ways to enforce a conducive school environment for learning. Student will be expected to be more responsible in taking care of their personal belongings and common property. We want our students to be dressed well. They will be expected to wear the school uniform with respect and to be proud of the uniform and the school it represents. We have many opportunities for our students to participate in competitions, to immerse in other schools and go on overseas learning journeys. All students are ambassadors of the school and must be dressed smartly.
6. Beyond Examinations The school has adopted milestone examinations which are internationally recognised. The most important of which is the General Certificate in Education Advanced Levels offered by Cambridge International Examinations Board. We would like to share that the subjects taken at A Levels can be transferred as credits for university admission. These will be shared by the school’s university admission team (GROW) headed by Mr Josh, Ms Martha and Mr Dexter. The team is actively expanding the range of internships and summer programmes for our students. Information are regularly sent via the Weekly Bulletin which serves as our main source of communication between the school and parents, as well as other stakeholders. The school has partnered two top Singapore schools (Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls School) to offer the Raffles Programme Scholarship to select students. The first batch of test for the scholarship will take place in April/May 2019. Successful candidates will be granted full scholarship in RI/RGS for Years 9 to 12 in Singapore. This scholarship is open to present Year 8 students.
7. School Building Extension Ideas
The Board is considering building extension, to allow NH to continue to provide quality education. There had been intense discussion on what kind of education will be provided in the new school and what kinds of facilities will allow the school to meet the demands and learning needs of the children. We will be calling for input from the students as well as from parents to hear what they hope to see if we are to design the spaces to support teaching and learning for the students.
We look forward to the strong continued support of all stakeholders and wishes everyone a great year ahead. Without your support, the grow of the child is not possible. Best wishes. Mr Ang Hwee Khoon Principal
Dear Parents, Re: Tuition Fee Invoice The school would like to inform you that, in order for the school to meet its financial obligations, the school must increase the tuition fees by at least five percent (5%) every year thereafter. Hence since AY 2017/2018 onwards, there will be a steady fee adjustment of the five percent (5%) to allow us to meet the inflation and rising the costs. Exact amount to be paid will be advised through the invoices which will be sent out to all parents half a year before the start of the academic year. Since last week, we have sent tuition fee invoice and the amount written in the invoice is normal school fees. You are eligible to get early bird discounts if you follow the payment timeline. We have attached the school fees for your reference.
Kindly note that:
- All payment made is non-refundable and non-transferable for any reasons.
- Email your copy of transfer payment to the school to [email protected] or [email protected] .
Please write your child’s name and class for our reference. Feel free to contact Finance or Marketing Department for any inquiries via email or phone at 5890 2962.
Thank you for your kind attention and support.
Best regards, NHJS Administration
